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This is Bryan Denton, and recently I was asked to do a different kind of report for the paper. My editor asked me to do an interview with one of the very few girl newsies in this area of the city. She is known as Skweeker McCain. I asked her a few simple questions, and here's what she said in reply...

Bryan: Skweeker, what is your full name?
Skweeker: Well, I go by Skweeker "The Street Rat" McCain. But just a friendly note to everyone reading this, you call me a street rat, and I don't like you, ya betta be able ta run real fast! Cuz I'll kick da spit outta ya!

Bryan: How old are you?
Skweeker: Depends...who's askin'?

Bryan: Height?
Skweeker: 5'3'' I'm short, what can I say? Oh, and if you have this urge to jerk me off cuz I'm short, yous gonna get it, and get it good!

Bryan: Eyes?
Skweeker: Yeah, I got two of 'em

Bryan: What was the best stunt you've ever pulled off?
Skweeker: Hmmm...Best stunt...oh! It had to be the time I faked my own death.
Bryan: How'd you do that? And why would you do that?
Skweeker: Wanna quit yakin' and gimme a chance ta spit it out?! Sheesh! Well, me, Action, and a couple a da guys was walkin' 'crost da bridge on our way home from visitin' Spot. I was leaning over the side real far, and lost my footing, I woulda looked real stupid if I'd screamed fer everyone ta help, so I forced myself over the side. One of my many styles of 'Suicide Jumping'. You shoulda seen the looks on their faces!

Bryan: Wow! What a way to get outta looking dumb! Well, anyways, how'd you get the nickname Skweeker "The Street Rat"? And why is skweeker it spelled differently than it should be?
Skweeker: Well, it's kinda a long story, so, I'll try ta shorten it. When me an' Action lived back in Chicago, if you could even call that living, every night we'd go out ta see what kinda trouble we could rouse. I had this special "gift" of bein' able ta pick locks very easily, pockets too. And every time I'd pick one of 'em, they'd squeak a little while I was unlatching it. Everyone just started callin' me Skweeker, and it sorta stuck. As for the spelling, I never could really spell good, so everyone just kinda spelled it the way it sounds. The street rat part came in when I came here. I'm not real sure how I got it, you'd hafta ask someone else...

Bryan: Very interesting. One last question for ya. What's your family background like?
Skweeker:(Sighs heavily) Well, my mother died and my father was in jail, so I never really had a family. Spent most of my time in the orphanage, keeping to myself, but defending myself if I had to. Then I met Action...she was in the alley next to the orphanage, and we met from different sides of the wall. I broke out that night, and been with her ever since. Like I said, I neva really had a family, and from what I seen 'round every place I go, I don't think it'd really matter if I did or not. Just not my style

Bryan: Thank you Skweeker, I really appreciate you agreeing to this interview.
Skweeker: Yeah, yeah, whatever, i'm gonna go get on with my life now if it's okay with you. I gonna go find Sparky too, he owes me money...


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